A USD43 MILLION OPERATION WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO FINANCING, INVESTMENT IN PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a USD40 million loan to Panama, complemented by a local contribution of USD3 million, to implement an ambitious program financial inclusion and indigenous entrepreneurship in the country's 12 indigenous regions.

A study entitled “Honduras: a territorial approach to development” presents for the first time a spatial economic strategy that redefines the traditional national model so as to achieve greater and more inclusive economic growth.
As it marks its 60th anniversary, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has presented the study "Honduras: a territorial approach to development”, which makes an innovative proposal to confront the country’s development challenges and fu

Two new studies on the region examine the current economic landscape and the work that the IDB Group has carried out over the last year.
The economy of Central America and the Dominican Republic has continued to grow over the past year, although at significantly different rates depending on the country. For 2018, growth is estimated at 3.8 percent, a level similar to that of 2017, thanks to a robust economic performance by the region´s main trading partner, the United States.

Online media registration is available for March 26-31 gathering of Latin American and Caribbean leaders
Spotlight on small and mid-sized firms, green financing, sustainable infrastructure investing
The Inter-American Development Bank Group will hold its Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China, on March 26-31.

The alliance will allow Latin American and Caribbean financial entities to benefit from the innovations in regulation, knowledge and networks of the Asian country, world leader in Fintech
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, led by IDB Lab – the Group’s innovation laboratory – and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on projects and initiatives that will foster innovation in financial services in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and ASEAN regions.

Representatives of the IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, together with representatives of the world's leading technology and consulting companies, announced today the launch of LAC-Chain, a new alliance to promote the use of blockchain in Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentation of this new alliance took place at the FOROMIC 2018 conference, which is being held this year in Barranquilla, Colombia.

IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno participates in the opening session
BALI, Indonesia - The heads of the leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) meeting at the Global Infrastructure Forum 2018 (GI Forum) today expressed their condolences following the tragic loss of lives and livelihoods in Sulawesi, Indonesia and reaffirmed their commitment to work together to deliver infrastructure that is resilient, inclusive, and sustainable.

Backed by 26 Caribbean governments and the private sector, the Accelerator will fast-track investments which support climate action and economic growth
The Inter-American Development Bank announced today that it will partner with the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator to program and implement the additional $1 billion in funds that it pledged for climate smart-investments across the Caribbean region at the Paris One Planet summit on December 12, 2017.

$20 million loan to improve energy efficiency in Small and Medium-sized enterprises
El Salvador will expand the availability of financing to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for investment projects in energy efficiency, with a $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).